New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-04
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HOW THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE VAS FELT
VARIOUS ExrERIEScEs OF LONG ISLAND PEOPLE

VARIOUS EXPERIENCES OF LONG ISLAND PEOPLE-
WHAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS.
The principal topic of conversation In the villages OF
Long Island yesterday was the earthquake shock that on
Wednesday startled the inhabitants of the south side
Every town and village the island felt the shock
Even in Long Island City, nearly fifty miles from FIRE
Island where the shock first felt buildings shook
and windows ratified. Near the East River the
shock was almost imperceptible, but back
on the Island it was felt everywhere.
Reports from Coney Island state that at p H. there
was a slight shock II thought heavy cannon had
been fired off nearby. The rolled mp in heavy waves
and the hotel on the beach shook aud rembcd No DAM
age done.
At Babylon the shock felt at exactly 4:15 p. M
Miss Hackett the operator in the Western Union Tele-
graph office in the sammis Binding was at tho
time seated in the office She noticed the window sashes
rafting and at the time low umblng noise that
from southeasterly direction and passed TO tho
southwest Miss Hackett thought the noise was caused
by the firing of heavy piece OF ordnance at sandy HOOK
Island to the earthquake shock had
felt In Babylon Fifteen minutes later the telegraph
operator Meric called the Babylon Office and asked
earthquake shock had been felt there and staung
that it felt at Merck ten miles west of Baby at
Ais, and shaking the windows IN the houses
and lasting from three to four seconds Justice arren
d. Lewis of Babylon seated in his office In Deer PARK
He startled by the shaking OF the lamp
globes and low rumbling noise which he believed was
caused by heavily laden wagon passing along the road
Lewis the time ALI o'clock and the duration or
the shock from three to four seconds Mrs smith VINO
seated her sewing machine and believed that the rat
Ting OF the windows and the rumhlnC noise she heard
was caused by train coming into the station The shock
was heavy the felt at Baby on in Aug
gust 1885. ID. S. s. Sammis OF the Surf Hotel FIRE
Island lives In rahylOn. He was about the village
all day on "Wednesday The frst knowledge , ne
was the dispatch from the telegraph operator at Fro
Island when he reached home in the evening Az Bre
lau the shock felt at Al p. and was severe Az
Chests Hotel the vibrations ratified the glasses behind
the bar but no damage was done At seaford moment
before the shock felt. John Abro. farmer had just
driven his 10 the barn and was embarrassing the
when he was startled by noise like the rumhng OF dis
tant thunder and the vibration Of the ground Mr.
Albros In the cellar OF the barn spr0ung
potatoes. They were startled by the shock and
the falling Of brick from the cellar wall
and quickly out fearing that the barn was about
TO fan upon them -.
At Ridgewood, FreepOrt. Amityvio and South Oyster
Bay, well rs at East ROcBaway and Long Beach, the
shock felt severely At Far Rockaway two distinct
shocks felt-one at 215 T. ~ ana the scoond ~
O'Clock The noise and vibration at time were believed 10
have caused by the firing OF heavy cannon ~ SANDY
Hook The shock also felt at ROckaway Beach, cas-
ing the windows rattle. There no apparent us
turbance of the the waters IN Jamaica, Lamp
stead mr. thQ Great